"magenta" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /məˈd͡ʒɛntə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-magenta.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more magenta [comparative], most magenta [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French magenta, from Italian Magenta, sometime after the colour was named after the town to celebrate the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859; possibly in reference to the colour of the uniforms worn by Zouave French troops there. The town's name derives from Latin castrum Maxentiae (“castle of Maxentius”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|magenta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French magenta, {{bor+|en|fr|magenta}} Borrowed from French magenta, {{der|en|it|Magenta}} Italian Magenta, {{der|en|la|castrum Maxentiae||castle of Maxentius}} Latin castrum Maxentiae (“castle of Maxentius”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} magenta (comparative more magenta, superlative most magenta)
  1. having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple. Categories (topical): Pinks, Purples Translations (colour): пу́рпурны (púrpurny) (Belarusian), пу́рпурен (púrpuren) (Bulgarian), nachový (Czech), malva (Esperanto), magenta (Interlingua), magenta (Italian), rubropurpureus [masculine] (Latin), mākurakura (Maori), magenta (Polish), пу́рпу́рный (púrpúrnyj) (Russian), сире́невый (sirénevyj) (Russian), фукси́новый (fuksínovyj) (Russian), пу́рпурний (púrpurnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-magenta-en-adj-OZq-mu0n Disambiguation of Pinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Purples: 55 45 Related terms: red, orange, yellow, green, blue (alt: incl. indigo; cyan, teal, turquoise), purple, violet, pink (english: including magenta), brown, white, grey, gray, black, blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermilion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine Related terms (reds): red

Noun

IPA: /məˈd͡ʒɛntə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-magenta.wav [Southern-England] Forms: magentas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French magenta, from Italian Magenta, sometime after the colour was named after the town to celebrate the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859; possibly in reference to the colour of the uniforms worn by Zouave French troops there. The town's name derives from Latin castrum Maxentiae (“castle of Maxentius”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|magenta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French magenta, {{bor+|en|fr|magenta}} Borrowed from French magenta, {{der|en|it|Magenta}} Italian Magenta, {{der|en|la|castrum Maxentiae||castle of Maxentius}} Latin castrum Maxentiae (“castle of Maxentius”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} magenta (countable and uncountable, plural magentas)
  1. A colour which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary colour but a subtractive primary colour evoked by the combination of red and blue light. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pinks, Purples Synonyms: fuchsia, fuchsine Derived forms: magenta box Translations (colour): ngjyrues i kuq (Albanian), пу́рпурны ко́лер (púrpurny kóljer) [masculine] (Belarusian), пу́рпурен цвят (púrpuren cvjat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), magenta (Catalan), 品紅 (Chinese Mandarin), 品红 (pǐnhóng) (Chinese Mandarin), magenta (Dutch), aniliininpunainen (Finnish), magenta (Finnish), magenta (French), maxenta (Galician), ჟოლოსფერი (žolosperi) (Georgian), მოვარდისფრო-იისფერი (movardispro-iisperi) (Georgian), მოიისფრო-ვარდისფერი (moiispro-vardisperi) (Georgian), Magenta (German), मैजेंटा (maijẽṭā) [masculine] (Hindi), मैजंटा (maijaṇṭā) [masculine] (Hindi), bíborvörös (Hungarian), magenta (Interlingua), maigeanta [feminine] (Irish), magenta (Italian), 赤紫 (akamurasaki) (Japanese), マジェンタ (majenta) (Japanese), マゼンタ (mazenta) (Japanese), 자홍색 (jahongsaek) (Korean), 마젠타색 (majentasaek) (Korean), ສີມ່ວງແດງ (sī mūang dǣng) (Lao), magenta (Malay), merah lembayung (Malay), merah tua (Malay), سرخابی سیر (sorxâbi sir) (Persian), magenta [feminine] (Polish), magenta (Portuguese), mov (Romanian), мадже́нта (madžénta) [feminine] (Russian), пу́рпу́рный цвет (púrpúrnyj cvet) [masculine] (Russian), magenta (Spanish), சென்னீலம் (ceṉṉīlam) (Tamil), маҗента (macenta) (Tatar), macenta (Tatar), మాజెంటా (mājeṇṭā) (Telugu), สีม่วงแดง (sĕe mûang-daeng) (Thai), majenta (Turkish), пу́рпурний (púrpurnyj) (Ukrainian), میجنٹا (maijaṇṭā) [masculine] (Urdu), màu đỏ sậm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-magenta-en-noun-9n8Siba0 Disambiguation of Pinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Purples: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68

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      "word": "red"
    },
    {
      "word": "blood red"
    },
    {
      "word": "brick red"
    },
    {
      "word": "burgundy"
    },
    {
      "word": "cardinal"
    },
    {
      "word": "carmine"
    },
    {
      "word": "carnation"
    },
    {
      "word": "cerise"
    },
    {
      "word": "cherry"
    },
    {
      "word": "cherry red"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chinese red"
    },
    {
      "word": "cinnabar"
    },
    {
      "word": "claret"
    },
    {
      "word": "crimson"
    },
    {
      "word": "damask"
    },
    {
      "word": "fire brick"
    },
    {
      "word": "fire engine red"
    },
    {
      "word": "flame"
    },
    {
      "word": "flamingo"
    },
    {
      "word": "fuchsia"
    },
    {
      "word": "garnet"
    },
    {
      "word": "geranium"
    },
    {
      "word": "gules"
    },
    {
      "word": "hot pink"
    },
    {
      "word": "incarnadine"
    },
    {
      "word": "Indian red"
    },
    {
      "word": "maroon"
    },
    {
      "word": "misty rose"
    },
    {
      "word": "nacarat"
    },
    {
      "word": "oxblood"
    },
    {
      "word": "pillar-box red"
    },
    {
      "word": "pink"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pompeian red"
    },
    {
      "word": "poppy"
    },
    {
      "word": "raspberry"
    },
    {
      "word": "red violet"
    },
    {
      "word": "rose"
    },
    {
      "word": "rouge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ruby"
    },
    {
      "word": "ruddy"
    },
    {
      "word": "salmon"
    },
    {
      "word": "sanguine"
    },
    {
      "word": "scarlet"
    },
    {
      "word": "shocking pink"
    },
    {
      "word": "stammel"
    },
    {
      "word": "strawberry"
    },
    {
      "word": "Turkey red"
    },
    {
      "word": "Venetian red"
    },
    {
      "word": "vermilion"
    },
    {
      "word": "vinaceous"
    },
    {
      "word": "vinous"
    },
    {
      "word": "violet red"
    },
    {
      "word": "wine"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/məˈd͡ʒɛntə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-magenta.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cc/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-magenta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-magenta.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cc/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-magenta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-magenta.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "púrpurny",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "пу́рпурны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "púrpuren",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "пу́рпурен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "nachový"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "malva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "magenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "magenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rubropurpureus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "mākurakura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "magenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "púrpúrnyj",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "пу́рпу́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sirénevyj",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "сире́невый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fuksínovyj",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "фукси́новый"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "púrpurnyj",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "пу́рпурний"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Battle of Magenta",
    "magenta"
  ],
  "word": "magenta"
}

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